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It’s hard to write about your spiritual journey when you’re feeling a little bit lost. I don’t quite know where I am so how can I figure out how I got here? But here we are and I think I might just have been able to write myself into clarity.It’s been a winding journey so far — I can only expect that the next phase of my life will take […]

Athanasius Yohannan, who built one of the world’s largest mission organizations on the idea that Western Christians should support “native missionaries” but got in trouble for financial irregularities and dishonest fundraising, died on May 8. He was 74 and got hit by a car while walking along the road near his ministry headquarters in Texas.Born Kadapilaril Punnoose Yohannan and known for most of his ministry as K. P., Yohannan founded […]

One of the nation’s leading evangelists is warning Christian parents that Taylor Swift’s newest album contains lyrics that seemingly oppose the faith. Shane Pruitt, the author of Calling Out the Called and an evangelist who tours with the annual Winter Jam concert, sparked an online debate Monday with comments on his Facebook page that led to more than 500 comments and 3,000 likes. ChurchLeaders.com first drew attention to Pruitt’s comments.Swift released The […]

Millions of Black South Africans seek guidance from sangomas, traditional healers or so-called witch doctors who use their spiritual gifts to connect with ancestors, prescribe herbs to heal illnesses, and throw dry bones to predict the future.It’s a centuries-old tradition that has continued in the majority-Christian country and has adapted for the internet age: A new breed of influencer sangomas are positioning themselves on social media as digital-entrepreneurial-spiritual seers.Church leaders […]

Premier Christianity uses cookies Read our cookie policy.By Chris Llewellyn2024-03-21T15:51:00+00:00Rend Collective’s Chris Llewellyn has been on the receiving end of abuse hurled by Christian protesters. It’s got him thinking - who would Jesus shout at?Source: Shauna Hundeby / Alamy Stock PhotoI received a megaphone-amplified greeting last night as I walked off the tour bus. And it shook me.“That man is wicked and he is bound for hell!” screamed an angry protester through a loudhailer.It’s […]

It’s odd how many people these days are coming to appreciate Christianity for everything other than the Lord and Savior at its center. Even figures who don’t exactly believe in Jesus’ claim to be God, like psychologist Jordan Peterson, have made careers out of applying the stories and values found in Scripture to people’s lives. Peterson has even embarked on a teaching series mining the book of Genesis for psychological […]

When I speak at churches around the country, the conversation after my talks often turns to the state of Christian higher education. I’m a professor at a Christian institution, and Christian parents and grandparents want to know where high school graduates can go to have their faith deepened rather than undermined. These concerns have only become more pressing given the ongoing rise in young people wandering away from the church […]

Support La Croix International and high-quality journalism Enjoy unlimited access to La Croix International Signs of the times. Pope Francis, distinguishing himself from predecessors, champions a "global south" Catholicism, advocating liberation from Western norms and deeper integration into non-Western cultures, in stark contrast to Western "cultural Christians" who seek to preserve their historical Christian heritage.Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist and ethologist and one of the most famous atheists in the world, […]

In an interview with LBC in London, famed atheist Richard Dawkins offered two startling admissions: first, that he mourned the loss of much of what reflects the Christian faith in the world, and second, that he would consider himself a “cultural” Christian. He stated:I do think we are culturally a Christian country. I call myself a cultural Christian. I’m not a believer, but there is a distinction between being a […]